A new study reports that REM sleep actively converts waking experiences into lasting memories and skills in young brains. This post from Science Daily highlights the importance of REM sleep in the development of young brains and cautions against the increased use of medications that interfere with it.
Rapid eye movement or REM sleep actively converts waking experiences into ... Continue Reading

fMRI showing specific right-sided occipital subregions in congentially blind that were preferentially activated for the spatial processing of sounds (image credit: Saint-Justine Hospital Research Centre/PNAS)
The visual cortex, the part of the brain that normally works with our eyes to process vision and space perception, can rewire itself to process sound information instead, ... Continue Reading